https://www.spreaker.com/show/vivi-podcast-stories-of-here-and-beyondJoin us in search of forgotten tales, lost souls, scary presences and benevolent creatures.
Sometimes even familiar places can hide deep and obscure secrets.]]>enFictionCopyright Vivi Podcasthttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c6933cd153d3d7891d8f6ad1d013acc9.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/vivi-podcast-stories-of-here-and-beyondWed, 09 Apr 2025 12:08:01 +0000Lucia Laura FerrariLucia Laura Ferrariinfo@vivipodcast.comGhosts, stories, legends and unsolved mysteries. Join us in search of forgotten tales, lost souls, scary presences and benevolent creatures. Sometimes even familiar places can hide deep and obscure secrets.Join us in search of forgotten tales, lost souls, scary presences and benevolent creatures.
Sometimes even familiar places can hide deep and obscure secrets.]]>falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-witches-of-paisley-a-true-story-of-fear-and-fire--65457274In this new episode of VIVI – Stories of Here and Beyond, we travel to Paisley, a town frozen in time, where the last mass witch execution in Western Europe took place.
Told with cinematic depth and haunting intimacy, this story unravels the tale of Christian Shaw and the tragic events that led to one of the darkest chapters in Scottish history.

🕯️ True crime meets folklore. History becomes voice. And the wind still whispers their names.


🎙️ Written and narrated by Lucia Laura Ferrari

🎼 Music by Kingsley Elliot Kaye, except for the opening and closing theme with bagpipes (from a royalty-free library)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65457274Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:56:58 +0000Lucia Laura FerrariStep into the mist-shrouded hills of 17th-century Scotland and discover the harrowing true story of a village haunted by fear, suspicion, and the echo of ancient curses. In this new episode of VIVI – Stories of Here and Beyond, we travel to Paisley, a...In this new episode of VIVI – Stories of Here and Beyond, we travel to Paisley, a town frozen in time, where the last mass witch execution in Western Europe took place.
Told with cinematic depth and haunting intimacy, this story unravels the tale of Christian Shaw and the tragic events that led to one of the darkest chapters in Scottish history.

🕯️ True crime meets folklore. History becomes voice. And the wind still whispers their names.


🎙️ Written and narrated by Lucia Laura Ferrari

🎼 Music by Kingsley Elliot Kaye, except for the opening and closing theme with bagpipes (from a royalty-free library)]]>727christianshaw,darkhistory,folklorepodcast,hauntedscotland,historypodcast,narrativepodcast,paisleyscotland,podcastdrop,scottishhistory,truecrimepodcast,vivipodcast,voicestorytelling,witchhistory,witchhunt,witchtrialsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lady-in-black-the-ghost-of-simplon-park--39760627Parco Sempione, known in English as Simplon Park, is one of Milan’s most iconic locations.But few know that, long before it became a public park, this place was a graveyard.
For centuries, stories have emerged of a mysterious woman in black wandering the grounds at night. She is said to appear only to the chosen few—leading them to a secret place where passion and death are forever entangled.
Is she a ghost, a legend, or something in between?
In this episode, we explore the haunting tale of The Lady in Black and the spirits that may still roam in the very heart of Milan.

🎙️ Voice and script by Lucia Laura Ferrari
🎼 Original music by Kingsley Elliot Kaye]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/39760627Tue, 14 Jul 2020 14:29:11 +0000Lucia Laura FerrariParco Sempione, known in English as Simplon Park, is one of Milan’s most iconic locations.But few know that, long before it became a public park, this place was a graveyard. For centuries, stories have emerged of a mysterious woman in black wandering...Parco Sempione, known in English as Simplon Park, is one of Milan’s most iconic locations.But few know that, long before it became a public park, this place was a graveyard.
For centuries, stories have emerged of a mysterious woman in black wandering the grounds at night. She is said to appear only to the chosen few—leading them to a secret place where passion and death are forever entangled.
Is she a ghost, a legend, or something in between?
In this episode, we explore the haunting tale of The Lady in Black and the spirits that may still roam in the very heart of Milan.

🎙️ Voice and script by Lucia Laura Ferrari
🎼 Original music by Kingsley Elliot Kaye]]>769darkromance,ghostsofitaly,hauntedmilan,historicalhaunting,italianfolklore,kingsleyelliotkaye,lucianarration,milanghoststories,milanmystery,narrativepodcast,parcosempione,passionanddeath,simplonpark,storytellingpodcast,theladyinblack,trueghoststory,urbanlegends,vivipodcastfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/solitude-and-fantasy--25318495https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25318495Sun, 12 Apr 2020 07:00:06 +0000Lucia Laura FerrariFrom our homes to yours, we wish you a Happy Easter. We chose two words to guide you in these weird festive days...420coronavirus,covid19,easter,easter2020,emilydickinson,happyeaster,solitude,stories,story,storytellingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ghost-number-0-athenodorus-and-the-first-haunted-house--25287304His name was Athenodorus. His profession: philosopher.And with reason and courage, he faced what most would have fled from.
In this episode, we travel back to 1st century A.D., into a letter written by Pliny the Younger, where the story of the first haunted house in history was recorded.
A chilling tale of a chained ghost, an abandoned villa in Athens, and a man who dared to seek the truth.
This is not a legend. It’s one of the earliest written accounts of a haunting in Western literature.

🎧 VIVI – Stories of Here and Beyond Where the past still whispers.
🎙️ Voice and script by Lucia Laura Ferrari
🎼 Original music by Kingsley Elliot Kaye]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25287304Sat, 11 Apr 2020 11:56:54 +0000Lucia Laura FerrariHis name was Athenodorus. His profession: philosopher.And with reason and courage, he faced what most would have fled from. In this episode, we travel back to 1st century A.D., into a letter written by Pliny the Younger, where the story of the first...His name was Athenodorus. His profession: philosopher.And with reason and courage, he faced what most would have fled from.
In this episode, we travel back to 1st century A.D., into a letter written by Pliny the Younger, where the story of the first haunted house in history was recorded.
A chilling tale of a chained ghost, an abandoned villa in Athens, and a man who dared to seek the truth.
This is not a legend. It’s one of the earliest written accounts of a haunting in Western literature.

🎧 VIVI – Stories of Here and Beyond Where the past still whispers.
🎙️ Voice and script by Lucia Laura Ferrari
🎼 Original music by Kingsley Elliot Kaye]]>593ancientghosts,athenodorus,chainedghost,firsthauntedhouse,ghoststory,historicalhaunting,kingsleyelliotkaye,narrativepodcast,philosophyandghosts,plinytheyounger,storytellingpodcast,vivipodcast,voicestorytellingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-first-ufo-italy-1933--235963891933, something mysterious crashed in the woods above a small village in Northern Italy.
The officials called it a military aircraft. But rumors quickly spread: maybe it wasn’t from Earth.
This case involved not only the fascist regime, but also one of the most brilliant minds of the 20th century — Nobel Prize-winning scientist Guglielmo Marconi.
Documents, secrecy, and strange events turned this quiet village into the scene of what many believe to be the first UFO incident in European history.

🎧 VIVI – Stories of Here and Beyond Where history meets the unexplained.
🎙️ Voice and script by Lucia Laura Ferrari
🎼 Original music by Kingsley Elliot Kaye]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23596389Sat, 07 Mar 2020 12:47:45 +0000Lucia Laura FerrariIn 1933, something mysterious crashed in the woods above a small village in Northern Italy. The officials called it a military aircraft. But rumors quickly spread: maybe it wasn’t from Earth. This case involved not only the fascist regime, but also...1933, something mysterious crashed in the woods above a small village in Northern Italy.
The officials called it a military aircraft. But rumors quickly spread: maybe it wasn’t from Earth.
This case involved not only the fascist regime, but also one of the most brilliant minds of the 20th century — Nobel Prize-winning scientist Guglielmo Marconi.
Documents, secrecy, and strange events turned this quiet village into the scene of what many believe to be the first UFO incident in European history.

🎧 VIVI – Stories of Here and Beyond Where history meets the unexplained.
🎙️ Voice and script by Lucia Laura Ferrari
🎼 Original music by Kingsley Elliot Kaye]]>634aliensineurope,conspiracyhistory,darkhistory,guglielmomarconi,historicalufo,italianmysteries,italianufo,italy1933,kingsleyelliotkaye,lucialauraferrari,narrativepodcast,secretfiles,thefirstufo,ufo1933,ufohistory,unsolvedmystery,vivipodcastfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-and-death-on-the-lakeshore--22745506This is the story of Luigi and Margaret, two spirits said to haunt the shores of Lake Varese, in the village of Biandronno, Italy.
Their love was real, their separation eternal.
A haunting tale of passion, sorrow, and the pain of never being able to say goodbye.


🎙️ Voice and script by Lucia Laura Ferrari
🎼 Original music by Kingsley Elliot Kaye]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22745506Thu, 13 Feb 2020 23:00:03 +0000Lucia Laura FerrariA beautiful villa by the lake.Two lovers, torn apart by death, still searching for each other after more than a century. This is the story of Luigi and Margaret, two spirits said to haunt the shores of Lake Varese, in the village of Biandronno, Italy....This is the story of Luigi and Margaret, two spirits said to haunt the shores of Lake Varese, in the village of Biandronno, Italy.
Their love was real, their separation eternal.
A haunting tale of passion, sorrow, and the pain of never being able to say goodbye.


🎙️ Voice and script by Lucia Laura Ferrari
🎼 Original music by Kingsley Elliot Kaye]]>817biandronno,eternallove,ghostlovers,ghostsofitaly,hauntedvilla,hauntingromance,italianghoststories,kingsleyelliotkaye,lakevarese,loveanddeath,lucialauraferrari,luigiandmargaret,narrativepodcast,romantichaunting,storytellingpodcast,vivipodcastfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-witches-of-venegono-a-witch-hunt-before-the-inquisition--21916460In Venegono Superiore, seven women were accused of witchcraft, imprisoned in the castle still standing above the town, and sentenced to die by fire.
Tortured, judged, and condemned — not by history’s better-known tribunals, but by local forces in the region of Seprio, Lombardy.
This haunting story reminds us how, sometimes, shadows take over before the world even realizes it’s gone dark.

🎙️ Voice and script by Lucia Laura Ferrari
🎼 Original music by Kingsley Elliot Kaye]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21916460Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:42:29 +0000Lucia Laura FerrariIn the early 1500s, long before the Holy Inquisition was officially established, a small village in Northern Italy became the scene of a chilling witch trial. In Venegono Superiore, seven women were accused of witchcraft, imprisoned in the castle...In Venegono Superiore, seven women were accused of witchcraft, imprisoned in the castle still standing above the town, and sentenced to die by fire.
Tortured, judged, and condemned — not by history’s better-known tribunals, but by local forces in the region of Seprio, Lombardy.
This haunting story reminds us how, sometimes, shadows take over before the world even realizes it’s gone dark.

🎙️ Voice and script by Lucia Laura Ferrari
🎼 Original music by Kingsley Elliot Kaye]]>8551500seurope,beforetheinquisition,darkhistory,forgottenvoices,haunteditaly,historicalhaunting,italianwitchtrials,kingsleyelliotkaye,lucialauraferrari,narrativepodcast,seprio,truewitchstory,venegonosuperiore,vivipodcast,witchesofvenegono,witchhistory,witchhuntfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-are-not-alone-a-message-for-the-new-year--21218561Around you moves the Invisible — a world that exists even if it cannot be seen. A realm without borders, where mystery, memory and imagination come together to guide you.
In this special episode, we wish for your year ahead to be filled with wonder. To open your eyes to what lies between earth and sky.
May your 2020 (and beyond) be touched by that hidden magic that lives just at the edge of our understanding.


🎙️ Voice and script by Lucia Laura Ferrari
🎼 Original music by Kingsley Elliot Kaye]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21218561Tue, 31 Dec 2019 23:00:03 +0000Lucia Laura FerrariTo you, who stand at the threshold of a new year…You are not alone. Around you moves the Invisible — a world that exists even if it cannot be seen. A realm without borders, where mystery, memory and imagination come together to guide you. In this...Around you moves the Invisible — a world that exists even if it cannot be seen. A realm without borders, where mystery, memory and imagination come together to guide you.
In this special episode, we wish for your year ahead to be filled with wonder. To open your eyes to what lies between earth and sky.
May your 2020 (and beyond) be touched by that hidden magic that lives just at the edge of our understanding.


🎙️ Voice and script by Lucia Laura Ferrari
🎼 Original music by Kingsley Elliot Kaye]]>368betweenearthandsky,invisibleworld,kingsleyelliotkaye,lucialauraferrari,magicandmystery,mysticnewyear,narrativepodcast,newyearmessage,poeticpodcast,spiritualreflection,storytellingpodcast,vivipodcast,voicesinthedark,welcome2020,youarenotalonefalsefull